What is Boltzmann's constant?

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(N/A) Boltzmann's constant $(k_B)$ is defined as the ratio of the universal gas constant $(R)$ to the Avogadro number $(N_A)$.
Mathematically,it is expressed as: $k_B = \frac{R}{N_A}$.
Its value is approximately $1.38 \times 10^{-23} \ J/K$.

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